Bihar governor Ram Nath Kovind will be the NDA’S President candidate. This has been decided in BJP Parliamentary Board meeting. Ram Nath Kovind was elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh during the two terms of 1994-2000 and 2000-2006. He is an advocate by profession and practices in Delhi. He is a former President of the BJP Dalit Morcha (1998-2002) and President of the All-India Koli Samaj. He also served as national spokesperson of the party. On 8 August 2015, he was appointed him the Governor of Bihar. He is NDA’s candidate for Indian presidential election 2017. The Rediff.com : 19th. June,17